Joshua F. Alloy

In Lundy v. Catholic Health System of Long Island Inc., Plaintiffs – a respiratory therapist and two nurses – sued on behalf of a putative class of similarly situated employees and alleged that the Catholic Health System of Long Island, Inc. (a collection of hospitals and healthcare providers) failed to compensate them for time worked … Continue Reading

The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted review in a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) case in order to decide whether a case becomes moot, and thus beyond the judicial power of Article III of the United States Constitution, when the lone plaintiff receives an offer from the defendants to satisfy all of the plaintiff’s claims. … Continue Reading

In a much-anticipated decision in Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., on June 18, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court held 5-4 that pharmaceutical sales representatives are exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standard Act’s outside sales exemption because they “make sales” under the most reasonable interpretation of the law. In its holding, the Court unanimously … Continue Reading

Yesterday, in a packed courtroom, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., No. 11-204 (on appeal from the Ninth Circuit) to determine whether the pharmaceutical industry has been properly classifying its sales representatives as “exempt” from overtime for the past 75 years under the Fair Labor Standards Act’s … Continue Reading

In February 2011, we previously posted about two decisions from Hon. John E. Jones III, of the Middle District of Pennsylvania, who ruled that FLSA collective actions are inherently incompatible with state law wage and hour claims when brought in the same action – i.e., so-called dual-filed or “hybrid” class actions. [Insert Link to February … Continue Reading

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